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PISTOL HOLDER.

No. 375,829. Patented Jan. 3, 1888."

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH NEWMAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

PISTOL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,829, dated January3,1888.

Application filed October 19, 1887. Serial No. 252,854. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH NEWMAN, a citizen of the .United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPistol-Holders, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which similar lettersrefer to corresponding parts.

My invention relates to pistol-holders; and the object of myimprovements is to provide a means by which pistols may be securelyattached to a belt, or to anything to which it is desired to suspend apistol, as a chair, bedstead, or bar, so that the pistol can always beeasily reached, and also can be instantaneously detached therefrom bymerely grasping the handle of the pistol with the hand; also, to providea means for carrying a pistol attached to a belt, so that the same shalllie flat upon the person and not be noticed underneath a coat, as whencarried in the pocket, or attached to a belt by the means heretoforeused; also, a means whereby the handle of the pistol is at all timescarried in a forward position, so as to be readily grasped with the handand detached from the belt without requiring to be pulled in an upwarddirection, as is the case with all other pistolholders heretofore inuse. These objects I attain by the devices shown in the drawings, inwhich Figure 1 represents a pistol supported by a belt by means of myattaching devices, the

belt being shown broken off. Fig. 2 is an edge view of theattaching-bar, showing the same when locked by the spring, a portion ofsaid spring being shown in section, also showing the same when unlocked,by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a side view of a belt, showing both a loopand a ring and the manner of attaching both to the belt.

A represents a pistol, and B any suitable belt for carrying the same. 7

B is a loop, made of leather or any other suitable material and attachedto the belt in any suitable manner.

0 is a bar, made as represented in Fig. 2 and loosely attached to thepistol by means of screw E. Bar 0 may be attached to either side of apistol, as desired. Bar 0 is provided with the hole G- for the receptionof pin F. Pin F is made stationary on the pistol.

D is a spring attached to the handle of the pistol by means of the screwD and wedgeshaped piece D. Spring D is also provided with the slidingfinger D H is a ring, made of steel or any suitable I metal and attachedto a belt or any place where it is desired to support the pistol. Ringtol is attached by inserting the loop or ring underneath bar 0. Bar 0 isthenadj usted so that pin F enters hole G when the sliding finger D ofspring D slides underneath the rear end of said bar 0, thereby lockingthe same, thus securely attaching the pistol.

\Vhen it is desired to use the pistol, the handleis grasped with thehand, which presses spring D toward the handle of the pistol, and thesliding finger D from beneath the end of bar 0, as shown by dotted linesin Fig. 1-. Bar 0 being thus unlocked, is free to move off and from pinF, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and turn on screw E, as shown bydotted lines in Fig 1, thus instantly detaching the pistol from the loopor ring, when the same is ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. In a pistol-holder, bar 0, loosely attached to the pistol by means ofscrew E, pin F, made stationary on the pistol, and spring D, providedwith sliding finger D and attached to the handle of the pistol, for thepurpose described and set forth.

2. In a pistol-holder, belt B, provided with loop B, in combination withbar 0, said bar being provided with hole G and loosely attached tothepistol by means of screw E, pin F, made stationary on the pistol, andspring D, attached to the handle of the same by means of screw D andwedge-shaped piece D, said spring being provided with the sliding fingerD, for the purpose described and set forth.

3. In a pistol-holder, the combination, with 10o

